Alcohol Interlock
In 2003 new laws were passed that
provides courts with another option when dealing with drink
driving offenders. In certain cases the court can reduce
the disqualification period imposed on an
offender if the offender agrees to
participate in a responsible driver
programme and agrees to an Alcohol Interlock.
If the court decides
to deal with the offender in this way then the
court will make a Disqualification Suspension Order
("DSO").
It is important to be aware that an offender will not avoid
a period of disqualification. For example, a high range
driving PCA offender will ordinarily expect to receive at
least the minimum 12 months disqualification period. If the
court agrees to deal with an offender with the Alcohol
Interlock, then the court makes a DSO order and imposes the 12
month disqualification, but then sets the minimum
disqualification compliance at 6 months and then applies the
minimum 24 month Interlock participation period.
An Alcohol Interlock is a device that is connected to the
ignition of a vehicle and attached to an alcohol breath
analyser. If the alcohol breath reading is above a reading of
0.02 the ignition will not operate effectively immobilising
the vehicle. The costs of installing the device and leasing
the equipment are all paid for by the offender. The leasing
fees are approximately $150.00 per month.
This option is not suitable to all offenders and legal
advice from a solicitor before making such an application is
advised.
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"High Range PCA", a
reading of your blood concentration of 0.15 or above.
"Mid Range PCA", a reading
of your blood concentration between 0.08 and less than 0.15.
"Low Range PCA", a reading
of your blood concentration between 0.05 and less than 0.08.
"Novice Range PCA", a reading of your blood concentration
over 0.0
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